Q: Is 102,315,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 102,315,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 102,315,231 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 102315231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 67 81 153 201 459 603 1,109 1,139 1,377 1,809 3,327 3,417 5,427 9,981 10,251 18,853 29,943 30,753 56,559 74,303 89,829 92,259 169,677 222,909 509,031 668,727 1,263,151 1,527,093 2,006,181 3,789,453 6,018,543 11,368,359 34,105,077 and 102,315,231, with no remainder.

Since 102,315,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 102,315,231, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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